Dubout - La Muse Libertine - 1957

First edition, numbered, of this superb anthology of libertine poetry from the 15th to the 18th century, deliciously illustrated with 40 original watercolors by Dubout -

The work, conceived as a celebration of the erotic and playful spirit of the post-war era, combines graphic audacity with editorial refinement, each plate offering a vision that is at once comic and suggestive of gallant mores -

The poems address themes such as love, passion, humor, and social satire -

Dubout - La Muse Libertine - 1957 - Editions du Valois -
225 Pages.

Good binding condition, the work in its full original soft cover printed in the original format, light signs of wear, marbled edges, smooth spine titled in black, the front cover nicely illustrated in color and titled –

Very good interior condition, title page printed in green and black, the work enriched with 40 original watercolors by Dubout including a frontispiece, limited print run of 4,569 numbered copies on Docelles special laid paper, this one no. 3415, interior fresh -

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